Water pump
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Location
Street: | Lewes Road |
Town: | Ringmer |
Parish: | Ringmer |
Council: | Lewes District Council |
County: | East Sussex |
Postcode: | BN8 |
Location on Google Map | |
Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
Access is: | Public |
Location note: | On a grassed area, almost opposite the junction with Church Crescent |
In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
Page: | 94 |
Grid reference: | D9 |
The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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General Information
Commissioned by: | W.P. Boxall |
Construction period: | 1852 |
Installation date: | 1852 |
Work is: | Extant |
Owner custodian: | Ringmer Parish Council |
Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
Description: | Octagonal iron pump with a ‘lion’s tail’ handle, facing north west onto the road. Gothic decoration and ogival cap. To the back of the pump is an upright stone slab that has an inscribed metal plaque. |
Inscription: | THIS WELL WAS SUNK AND PUMP ERECTED BY W.P. BOXALL ESQ OF DELVES HOUSE AND PRESENTED BY HIM FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH 1852 ____________ TAKE NOTICE PERSONS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OBTAIN WATER AT THIS PUMP FOR CATTLE |
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Classification
Categories: | Functional, Free Standing, Composite, Roadside / Wayside |
Object type1: | Fountain |
Object subtype1: | Pump |
Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
Part 1: | Pump |
Material: | Cast iron, painted green |
Height (cm): | 165 |
Width (cm): | 40 |
Depth (cm): | 40 |
Part 2: | Upright with inscribed plaque |
Material: | Stone & metal |
Height (cm): | 120 |
Width (cm): | 65 |
Depth (cm): | 9 |
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Object Condition
Overall condition: | Good |
Risk assessment: | No known risk |
Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
More details: | Paintwork peeling off the plaque. |
Date of on-site inspection: | 06/08/2008 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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